Next September’s property tax bills will shock many central Iowa residents and businesses. A closer look at tax statements will show that even though the property tax rate may not have changed, the tax bill may be considerably higher. The
Kudos to Local Water Leaders
A small group of central Iowa water utilities (Des Moines Water Works, West Des Moines Water Works and Urbandale Water) began meeting last spring to try to identify a path forward for regionalizing water production. They deserve a lot of
Putting Local Property Taxes in Context
On Sunday Sept. 17 The Des Moines Register kicked off what we can expect will be a continuous refrain from local governments over the prospect of losing state property tax replacement funds. In 2013 the legislature cut back the portion
Cities Hold Rates Constant, But Collect More Revenue | 5.12.17
Local governments have completed their budgets for the coming year that begins July 1, 2017 (also known as fiscal year 2018). Everyone wants to know what’s happened with property tax rates in the new budgets. Have they gone up or
2017 – In the Public Interest Award Recipients
2017 – In the Public Interest Award Recipients The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa presented the organization’s “In the Public Interest” Award to Jim Sanders, City of Johnston Administrator and Jonathan Lund, City of Des Moines Fire Marshal for their work
All we want for Christmas is a Property Tax Graph!
Recently the Taxpayers Association provided a list of links to Central Iowa city calendars, and we came across something that’s made us green with envy. The city of Grimes’ website offers a Property Tax graph! Okay – okay – so
Tis the season… For cities to decide how they’ll spend your taxes.
Tis the season… For cities to decide how they’ll spend your taxes. Budget workshops and council meetings are being held in cities throughout Central Iowa (many tomorrow, December 12th) during which your local governments will discuss the budgets for Fiscal
DART Update 2016: A Property Tax Funded Amenity
For the last two years we’ve looked at DART’s financials, and wondered aloud whether it would be sensible to think about the sustainability of the current funding model before committing to a major new project as represented by bus rapid